In the news today: Newly released emails show that Trump and his staff leaned hard on his Justice Department to provide justification for overturning the election Trump had just lost. As Texas prepares for a big summer heat wave, Texas electricity prices for consumers are again skyrocketing—and blackouts may follow. Democrats still don't seem to grasp that Republicans intend to obstruct absolutely everything, but especially any probes of a violent insurrection that Republicans themselves fomented.
Here's some of what you may have missed:
• New emails show how far Trump went in pressuring Justice Department to overturn his election loss
• Pelosi inexplicably dithers over Jan. 6 committee, wants to give McConnell shot at burying it
• Texas power prices are skyrocketing again, and the people in charge say they have no idea why
• After arguing with a cashier about wearing a mask, a Georgia man shot and killed her
• House Republicans introduce racist, misogynistic resolution that targets the Squad
• The 25 corporations that donated more than $10M to anti-LGBTQ politicians might surprise you
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